Mount Maunganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.63° S 176.18° E

Mount Maunganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mount Maunganui sea temperature is
14.0°C
0.4° 

Mount Maunganui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Mount Maunganui today (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mount Maunganui at 9AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (29 Aug)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (29 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

Table - waves today at Mount Maunganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
N
6
1.2
N
6
1.1
N
6
1.2
N
6
1.2
N
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.4
NNE
7
1.5
N
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.4
NE
9
1.3
NNE
9
1.2
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
75
96
89
119
134
181
199
279
310
280
293
223
192
330
270
211
138
115
101
81
52
53
32
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
5
SW
0
NE
5
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
20
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
30
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:51AM1.60m
8:19PM1.68m
8:33AM1.61m
8:58PM1.69m
9:15AM1.63m
Low Tide
1:45AM0.26m
1:53PM0.19m
2:27AM0.18m
2:36PM0.16m
3:09AM0.12m
3:20PM0.14m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:52
5:52
 mm
1
2
1
3
5
8
12
9
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
12
11
10
12
16
16
14
14
13
13
12
12
15
15
12
12
Feels °C
12
12
13
13
14
13
11
11
7
4
6
11
9
7
7
7
7
5
6
9
8
5
6
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